‘When surveyors tried to plot the direction of the new line, they were shot at’
Set in 1829, a new children’s book called Wrong Tracks centres on Edward Entwistle, a...
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Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2024
As we approach the end of 2024, we’re looking back at the things that have brought us immense...
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‘writing a better future’ The Book of Manchester: A City in Short Fiction
The problem with Manchester is that, in its rush to define itself, it can be quick to paper over...
Read MorePoetry Review: Unexhausted Time by Emily Berry
While reading Emily Berry’s new poetry collection Unexhausted Time, I am reminded of those moments when a less than lucid mind sparks fresh perspectives on intrusive thoughts. The dark and pungent soil of experience is raked...
Read More“It was a story I needed to tell.” Portico Prize-winning author Sally J Morgan on gender inequality, friendship and the North
A staple of Manchester’s cultural and literary life, The Portico Library is situated above The Bank pub on Mosley Street. The 19th century library houses more than 25,000 books and is filled with archives covering 450...
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